Weekend Box Office: The Oscar Bump

By Ben Miller

Yes, Avatar: The Way of Water won the box office battle for the seventh straight week.  Yes, it's now one of four highest-grossing films in history (the third James Cameron-directed film to achieve that).  Yes, it will end up being one of the biggest domestic hits in history.  But, I'm much more interested in the rest of the box office.  Following Tuesday's Oscar nods, several of the big contenders received a much needed expansion and a little financial boost...  

Weekend Box Office (actuals) Jan 27th-29th 🔺 = new or expanding /  ★ = Recommended
WIDE (OVER 800 SCREENS)	LIMITED / PLATFORM
THE WAY OF WATER	PATHAAN
1 ★ AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER $15.9 (cum. $620.8) 3,600 screens	1 🔺 PATHAAN $6.8 *NEW* 695 screens
2 ★ PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH  $10.4 (cum. $140.7) 3,452 screens	2 THE WANDERING EARTH II $1.4 (cum. $3.0) 142 screens

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